The Houston Astros celebrate the Astros 5-4 win over the Boston Red Sox in Game of the ALDS at Fenway Park on Monday, Oct. 9, 2017, in Boston. The Astros won the series 3-1.

The Houston Astros celebrate the Astros 5-4 win over the Boston Red Sox in Game of the ALDS at Fenway Park on Monday, Oct. 9, 2017, in Boston. The Astros won the series 3-1.

Photo: Karen Warren, Houston Chronicle

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Houston Astros third baseman Alex Bregman, left, celebrates the Astros 5-4 win over the Boston Red Sox in Game of the ALDS at Fenway Park on Monday, Oct. 9, 2017, in Boston. The Astros won the series 3-1.

Houston Astros third baseman Alex Bregman, left, celebrates the Astros 5-4 win over the Boston Red Sox in Game of the ALDS at Fenway Park on Monday, Oct. 9, 2017, in Boston. The Astros won the series 3-1.

Photo: Karen Warren, Houston Chronicle

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Houston Astros pitcher Lance McCullers Jr. lights up a cigar during celebrations in the clubhouse after the Astros beat Boston Red Sox 5-4 in the ALDS Game 4 at Fenway Park, Monday, Oct. 9, 2017, in Boston .

Houston Astros pitcher Lance McCullers Jr. lights up a cigar during celebrations in the clubhouse after the Astros beat Boston Red Sox 5-4 in the ALDS Game 4 at Fenway Park, Monday, Oct. 9, 2017, in Boston .

Photo: Karen Warren, Houston Chronicle

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Houston Astros pitcher Brad Peacock lights up a cigar during celebrations in the clubhouse after the Astros beat Boston Red Sox 5-4 in the ALDS Game 4 at Fenway Park, Monday, Oct. 9, 2017, in Boston .

Houston Astros pitcher Brad Peacock lights up a cigar during celebrations in the clubhouse after the Astros beat Boston Red Sox 5-4 in the ALDS Game 4 at Fenway Park, Monday, Oct. 9, 2017, in Boston .

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Houston Astros pitcher Chris Devenski chases Yuli Gurriel with a beer during celebrations in the clubhouse after the Astros beat Boston Red Sox 5-4 in the ALDS Game 4 at Fenway Park, Monday, Oct. 9, 2017, in Boston . less

Houston Astros pitcher Chris Devenski chases Yuli Gurriel with a beer during celebrations in the clubhouse after the Astros beat Boston Red Sox 5-4 in the ALDS Game 4 at Fenway Park, Monday, Oct. 9, 2017, in ... more

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Houston Astros Tyler White celebrates with a beer and cigar in the clubhouse during celebrations after the Astros beat Boston Red Sox 5-4 in the ALDS Game 4 at Fenway Park, Monday, Oct. 9, 2017, in Boston .

Houston Astros Tyler White celebrates with a beer and cigar in the clubhouse during celebrations after the Astros beat Boston Red Sox 5-4 in the ALDS Game 4 at Fenway Park, Monday, Oct. 9, 2017, in Boston .

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Houston Astros pitcher Justin Verlander is interviewed in the clubhouse after the Astros beat Boston Red Sox 5-4 in the ALDS Game 4 at Fenway Park, Monday, Oct. 9, 2017, in Boston .

Houston Astros pitcher Justin Verlander is interviewed in the clubhouse after the Astros beat Boston Red Sox 5-4 in the ALDS Game 4 at Fenway Park, Monday, Oct. 9, 2017, in Boston .

Houston Astros Ken Giles sits on a table as he gets doused in beer and champagne by other pitchers including Mike Fiers and Joe Musgrove after the Astros beat Boston Red Sox 5-4 in the ALDS Game 4 at Fenway Park, Monday, Oct. 9, 2017, in Boston . less

Houston Astros Ken Giles sits on a table as he gets doused in beer and champagne by other pitchers including Mike Fiers and Joe Musgrove after the Astros beat Boston Red Sox 5-4 in the ALDS Game 4 at Fenway ... more

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Houston Astros Ken Giles sits on a table as he gets doused in beer and champagne by other pitchers including Mike Fiers and Joe Musgrove after the Astros beat Boston Red Sox 5-4 in the ALDS Game 4 at Fenway Park, Monday, Oct. 9, 2017, in Boston . less

Houston Astros Ken Giles sits on a table as he gets doused in beer and champagne by other pitchers including Mike Fiers and Joe Musgrove after the Astros beat Boston Red Sox 5-4 in the ALDS Game 4 at Fenway ... more

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Houston Astros Chris Devenski and James Hoyt spray champagne on bullpen coach Criag Bjornson in the clubhouse after the Astros beat Boston Red Sox 5-4 in the ALDS Game 4 at Fenway Park, Monday, Oct. 9, 2017, in Boston . less

Houston Astros Chris Devenski and James Hoyt spray champagne on bullpen coach Criag Bjornson in the clubhouse after the Astros beat Boston Red Sox 5-4 in the ALDS Game 4 at Fenway Park, Monday, Oct. 9, 2017, in ... more

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Houston Astros Chris Devenski and James Hoyt spray champagne on bullpen coach Criag Bjornson in the clubhouse after the Astros beat Boston Red Sox 5-4 in the ALDS Game 4 at Fenway Park, Monday, Oct. 9, 2017, in Boston . less

Houston Astros Chris Devenski and James Hoyt spray champagne on bullpen coach Criag Bjornson in the clubhouse after the Astros beat Boston Red Sox 5-4 in the ALDS Game 4 at Fenway Park, Monday, Oct. 9, 2017, in ... more

Photo: Karen Warren, Houston Chronicle

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Houston Astros Chris Devenski, Will Harris, and James Hoyt spray champagne on Mike Fiers in the clubhouse after the Astros beat Boston Red Sox 5-4 in the ALDS Game 4 at Fenway Park, Monday, Oct. 9, 2017, in Boston . less

Houston Astros Chris Devenski, Will Harris, and James Hoyt spray champagne on Mike Fiers in the clubhouse after the Astros beat Boston Red Sox 5-4 in the ALDS Game 4 at Fenway Park, Monday, Oct. 9, 2017, in ... more

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Houston Astros second baseman Jose Altuve runs down the stairs to the dugout after the Astros beat Boston Red Sox 5-4 in the ALDS Game 4 at Fenway Park, Monday, Oct. 9, 2017, in Boston .

Houston Astros second baseman Jose Altuve runs down the stairs to the dugout after the Astros beat Boston Red Sox 5-4 in the ALDS Game 4 at Fenway Park, Monday, Oct. 9, 2017, in Boston .

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Houston Astros Mike Fiers gets beer and champagne thown on his head in the clubhouse after the Astros beat Boston Red Sox 5-4 in the ALDS Game 4 at Fenway Park, Monday, Oct. 9, 2017, in Boston .

Houston Astros Mike Fiers gets beer and champagne thown on his head in the clubhouse after the Astros beat Boston Red Sox 5-4 in the ALDS Game 4 at Fenway Park, Monday, Oct. 9, 2017, in Boston .

Houston Astros Carlos Correa douses reporter Marly Rivera with a beer in the clubhouse during celebrations after the Astros beat Boston Red Sox 5-4 in the ALDS Game 4 at Fenway Park, Monday, Oct. 9, 2017, in

Houston Astros' Josh Reddick is sprayed in the clubhouse after the Astros defeated the Boston Red Sox 5-4 in Game 4 of baseball's American League Division Series, Monday, Oct. 9, 2017, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Houston Astros' Josh Reddick is sprayed in the clubhouse after the Astros defeated the Boston Red Sox 5-4 in Game 4 of baseball's American League Division Series, Monday, Oct. 9, 2017, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Houston Astros Mike Fiers gets beer poured on him by teammates in the clubhouse during celebrations after the Astros beat Boston Red Sox 5-4 in the ALDS Game 4 at Fenway Park, Monday, Oct. 9, 2017, in Boston .

Houston Astros Mike Fiers gets beer poured on him by teammates in the clubhouse during celebrations after the Astros beat Boston Red Sox 5-4 in the ALDS Game 4 at Fenway Park, Monday, Oct. 9, 2017, in Boston .

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Houston Astros pitchers throw beer on a member of the Astros digital team as they celebrated in the clubhouse after the Astros beat Boston Red Sox 5-4 in the ALDS Game 4 at Fenway Park, Monday, Oct. 9, 2017, in Boston .

Houston Astros pitchers throw beer on a member of the Astros digital team as they celebrated in the clubhouse after the Astros beat Boston Red Sox 5-4 in the ALDS Game 4 at Fenway Park, Monday, Oct. 9, 2017, in

The Houston Astros celebrate the their 5-4 win over the Boston Red Sox in Game of the ALDS at Fenway Park on Monday, Oct. 9, 2017, in Boston. The Astros won the series 3-1.

The Houston Astros celebrate the their 5-4 win over the Boston Red Sox in Game of the ALDS at Fenway Park on Monday, Oct. 9, 2017, in Boston. The Astros won the series 3-1.

Photo: Karen Warren, Houston Chronicle

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The story behind the Astros-Red Sox video that went viral

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Josh Buser could have learned any number of things during his college statistics class Monday. Instead, he put up big numbers of his own.

Buser, a 21-year-old senior at the University of Connecticut, captured the perfect video of Monday's Astros win/Red Sox defeat, then posted it on Twitter where it has earned more than 8,400 retweets.

During Mondays afternoon's class, he used his laptop to keep tabs on Game 4 of the Astros-Red Sox American League Division Series when he noticed two other students in class doing the same.

Buser is a Yankees fan, so he wasn't nearly as emotionally invested in the game as his two Red Sox fan classmates, but he did take some joy in their pain.

He saw his classmate react with joy and hope when Rafael Devers hit an inside-the-park home run in the bottom of the ninth to cut the Astros' lead to 5-4. A few minutes later, with his stream a few seconds ahead of his classmate's, Buser was able to pull out his phone and capture the ultimate agony of defeat when Jose Altuve tossed to Yuli Gurriel for the final out that ended the Red Sox season. You can see the video on Buser's Twitter profile here.

Buser credits the Astros' following on Twitter for his video's success. He said the numbers really grew once Astros fans started retweeting it.

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"I knew it was a really funny video, I know I really enjoyed it, but I definitely wasn't expecting this," said Buser, who wrote a column about the video for UConn's daily student newspaper. "I've been trying to keep up with everywhere that it's popped up online. I've really liked reading all the comments with people saying the video made their day and things like that."